Drugs: Issues for Today with Powerweb: Drugs and Substance Abuse - Brossura

Pinger, Robert; Payne, Wayne; Hahn, Dale; Hahn, Ellen

Brossura

ISBN 10: 007250627X ISBN 13: 9780072506273

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2001

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This user-friendly text focuses on holistic health related to drug use and abuse. Featuring more illustrations and a larger trim size, this new edition provides students with the fundamentals of prevention, intervention, and treatment.

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L'autore

Wayne A. Payne was a professor in the Department of Physiology and Health Science at Ball State University for 32 years. He became an emeritus member of the faculty in 2003. Payne earned his Ed.D. in community health education from The University of Tennessee, and his MS in health education and his BS in biology from Ball State University. Payne also holds an R.T. certification in radiographic technology. He also completed preclinical medical education course in gross anatomy, physiology, histology, and biochemistry at Indiana University School of Medicine. During his teaching career at Ball State University, Payne taught a variety of health-related courses, including personal health courses. Central to his teaching was a deep interest in the role of health as it relates to growth and development during young and middle adulthood. Dr. Payne also taught in England and for the Department of Defense in Germany.

As an emeritus professor, Payne remains involved in the study of many health-related topics and their impact on the adult life experiences, he also enjoys opportunities for family interaction, exercise, travel, recreational reading, and volunteering in the cardiology department of his local hospital.

Contenuti

1 Drugs and Drug Use in America

2 Determinant of Drugs Abuse and Elements of Prevention

3 Neurophysiology: How Drugs Affect the Nervous System

4 Pharmacology: How the Body Processes Drugs

5 Stimulants: Cocaine, the Amphetamines, and the Cathinoids

6 Depressants

7 Narcotics

8 Marijuana

9 Hallucinogens

10 Over-the-Counter Drugs (Nonprescription Drugs)

11 Prescription Drugs

12 Nicotine

13 The Methylxanthines and Related Compounds

14 Anabolic Drugs

15 Inhalants

16 Alcohol: History, Physiology, Pharmacology

17 Alcohol: Social, Economic, and Legal Issues

18 Drug Abuse Prevention: Education and Treatment

19 Drugs and Public Policy

20 Law Enforcement

Appendixes

A. Schedule of Controlled Substances

B. Structure and Function of the Brain

C. Neurotransmitters: Their Location, Functions and Examples of Interacting Drugs

D. Dose-Response Formulas

E. Types of Inhibitory Interactions Between Drugs

F. Duration of Detectability of Drugs in the Urine

G. Common OTC Drug Interactions

Drug Information on the Web

Exam Prep Guide

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 007250627X
• ISBN 13: 9780072506273
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 384